[extropy-chat] Authenticity, extropy, libertarianism, and history

Giu1i0 Pri5c0 pgptag at gmail.com
Wed Jul 13 06:54:25 UTC 2005


I think what Max says makes a lot of sense.
When we are younger we fall in love with ideologies which offer a
simple worldview and a simple chinese cookie formula to heal the
world. When we grow up we find out that the world is too complex to be
healed by a simple chinese cookie formula.
Same for the "other camp" of course. It has been said (W. Churchill I
believe) that one who is not a communist at 20 has no heart, and one
who is still a communist at 40 has no brain. This is of course an
oversimplification, but like many cliches it contains some truth.
G.

On 7/13/05, Rafal Smigrodzki <rafal.smigrodzki at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 7/12/05, Max More <max at maxmore.com> wrote:
> 
> > You don't have to like my (rather modest) change in views, but it is
> > important to me to resolve these conflicting perceptions.
> 
> ### Max, I wonder if you could briefly elaborate on the differences
> between your current views and libertarianism. I greatly admire your
> work, and it is possible I could yet again learn something new from
> you. I am an anarcho-capitalist now, thanks in part to discussions on
> this list.
> 
> I can commiserate with the exasperation you might feel when accused of
> betraying your ideals. Only a couple days ago I was upbraided at TCS
> for "asking for government handouts" when I said I am applying for NIH
> research grants. As it is, I don't see a disconnect between my
> anarcho-capitalist views and the need to work with the current system,
> despite its obvious flaws.
> 
> Is your disavowal of libertarianism due to a fundamental change of
> your personal philosophy, an elaboration of it, or perhaps an
> adaptation of methods to existing circumstances?
> 
> Rafal
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